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Entries from July 2013

July 30, 2013

We had an excellent week at our humane center with 89 adoptions! Our adoption counselors found loving homes for 57 cats and 32 dogs. Our goal is to find homes for 101 orphaned animals this week. You can help spread the word about our available pets and lifesaving work by "liking" and sharing our social media posts on Facebook and tumblr. You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

Paula, a 2-year-old American staffordshire terrier mix, found a loving home after making her television debut on NBC12. Finnegan, a handsome 4-year-old beagle mix, was adopted after being a featured pet on CBS6 Paws for Pets segment.

Interested in adopting a pet from the Richmond SPCA?

Our adoption center is open every day of the week: Monday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Visit our website to see some of our dogs and cats currently available for adoption, for directions to our Robins-Starr Humane Center, to view the programs and services we offer, and more.

Match Finder tool

If you have not seen the pet you’re looking for among the cats and dogs currently listed on our website, we recommend that you try our free Match Finder tool. This online tool is designed to help you find your new best friend by automatically emailing you when a pet matching your desired criteria is available. If you have any questions, please contact our amazing adoption team at 804-521-1307.

Offsite adoptions

In addition to having many wonderful cats at our humane center, we also have several felines at two PETCO locations in the Richmond area - Short Pump and Carytown. We also have cats available for adoption at the Children's Museum of Richmond - Chesterfield. If you would like to learn more about these felines or set up an appointment to meet them in person, please call our adoption team at 804-521-1307.

Adoption specials

Through Wednesday, July 31, we're running a "Take Two" adoption promotion. You can adopt any two felines for the price of one! You can view a list of our currently available cats here.

Alumni updates

Our staff and volunteers love to know what our precious adoptees are up to, so please keep us posted! If you would like to share a picture or story of your adopted pet, please send us an email. If you would like to see your pet featured on one of our social media sites, please tell us in your message that we may share your update.

July 25, 2013

Recently, the world lost a great little dog and we lost one of our most beloved past mascots, Joey McAfee. Joey was a precious little Bichon Frise who was adopted by Eileen McAfee, a brave and committed animal welfare advocate and wonderful supporter of our organization. Eileen adopted Joey from Richmond Animal Care and Control in February of 2003. He first grabbed her heart because he was a smaller version of her beloved Sugar, a dog who had been a stray at the Santa Anita Race Track in California before he was so fortunate as to come into Eileen’s care. While Eileen may have first adopted Joey because he reminded her so much of Sugar, Joey soon became equally adored by Eileen on his own merits. He was calm and sweet and loved cuddling. He always looked like a little white bear and never even seemed to mind, maybe even enjoyed, being dressed up in funny outfits for the seasons. Joey had suffered trigeminal nerve damage to his eye after being hit by a car when he was stray and it gave him a cute little permanent wink.

In 2004, Eileen and her husband Don bought the mascot package at our Fur Ball so that Joey could demonstrate to our community what wonderful pets may be adopted at shelters and so he could use his sweet and winning ways to promote the use of identification tags and microchips for the safety of pets. He was a truly delightful mascot and we enjoyed the year with him so much. He was always calm and patient and treated every person and animal with love and gentleness. When we did media spots, Joey always behaved like the gentleman he was and won everyone’s heart.

Joey passed away last week of heart failure in Eileen’s arms. No dog could ever be luckier than to be Eileen’s pet. She not only showers love and the best of care on them but she makes sure that they help her to show other people how deeply rewarding it is to save animals’ lives. Eileen has done truly remarkable things to support the Richmond SPCA selflessly and generously and to protect animals with great courage and determination. She is a heroine to us. We were so proud for Joey to be our mascot and our hearts grieve with her for his loss.

Robin Robertson Starr is the chief executive officer of the Richmond SPCA. To read her biography or that of our other bloggers, please click here. Before posting a comment, please review our comment guidelines. Please note that our comment policy requires both your first and last name to be used as your screen name.

July 23, 2013

We had an amazing week at our humane center with 83 adoptions! Our wonderful adoption counselors found loving homes for 56 cats and 27 dogs. Our goal is to find homes for 87 orphaned animals this week. You can help spread the word about our available pets and lifesaving work by "liking" and sharing our social media posts on Facebook and tumblr. You can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

Benson was adopted after visiting our friends at Lite98 and 8News. Boomer found a loving home after appearing on a Paws for Pets segment with CBS6. Sierra went home after she was featured on NBC12's News at Noon.

Interested in adopting a pet from the Richmond SPCA?

Our adoption center is open every day of the week: Monday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Visit our website to see some of our dogs and cats currently available for adoption, for directions to our Robins-Starr Humane Center, to view the programs and services we offer, and more.

Match Finder tool

If you have not seen the pet you’re looking for among the cats and dogs currently listed on our website, we recommend that you try our free Match Finder tool. This online tool is designed to help you find your new best friend by automatically emailing you when a pet matching your desired criteria is available. If you have any questions, please contact our amazing adoption team at 804-521-1307.

Adoption events

Our mobile adoption vehicle, the Tail Wag'N, will be at My Manakin Market for Mutt's Day on Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Click here to learn more.

Offsite adoptions

In addition to having many wonderful cats at our humane center, we also have several felines at two PETCO locations in the Richmond area - Short Pump and Carytown. We also have cats available for adoption at the Children's Museum of Richmond - Chesterfield. If you would like to learn more about these felines or set up an appointment to meet them in person, please call our adoption team at 804-521-1307.

Adoption specials

Through July 31, we're running a "Take Two" adoption promotion. You can adopt any two felines for the price of one! You can view a list of our currently available cats here.

Alumni updates

Our staff and volunteers love to know what our precious adoptees are up to, so please keep us posted! If you would like to share a picture or story of your adopted pet, please send us an email. If you would like to see your pet featured on one of our social media sites, please tell us in your message that we may share your update.

July 22, 2013

We’re having a food drive to help collect food for our Pet Pantry! This program provides temporary pet food assistance to families and individuals in the Greater Richmond area that are unable to feed their pets. This service is available for households in need of short-term help with the cost of food. We currently serve over 70 families and individuals each month. Since this program began in April 2009, we have served thousands of clients and with assistance from our Pet Pantry, they have been able to keep their pets in loving homes rather than relinquish them.

Our Lora Robins Gift Shop will be holding a food drive to benefit our Pet Pantry through the end of the month. When you donate a bag of unopened, dry pet food at our humane center through July 31, you will receive a 15 percent discount at our retail shop. You will also be entered in a drawing to win one of five great prizes, including the cat themed basket (valued at over $50!) pictured. Donors will receive one entry per bag donated.

Dry pet food is currently our greatest need. Any brand or type is helpful as there are many types of dogs and cats in the program. When pet guardians apply to our Pet Pantry program we ask them to tell us what type of food they have been feeding their four-legged companions. Our supply is based on in-kind donations and we try to provide food recipients with the same kind of food if we have it available. If not, we try to give food recipients food that is very similar.

Our Pet Pantry program would cease to exist without generous donors. We are appreciative of the in-kind donations we have and continue to receive for this program. We regularly receive donations from various individuals and groups in the area. This Richmond SPCA is especially grateful to our friends at PETCO, who generously host pet food drives to support our pantry all year long.

Donations for the Pet Pantry food drive can be dropped off any day of the week! Our Lora Robins Gift Shop is open: Monday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. If you would like to make a donation before our gift shop opens, please visit the front desk in the main lobby. Our front doors open at 8 a.m. during the week.

Our Pet Pantry is one of the many services we provide through Project Safety Net. The goal of Project Safety Net is to provide alternatives to pet relinquishment. Other programs include our Clinic for Compassionate Care, pet behavior assistance (i.e. training classes, behavior evaluations) and SAAF. To learn more about these and the other services we offer through Project Safety Net, please click here.

Interested in donating other items? Donations keep the Richmond SPCA going and are essential to the health and happiness of our four-legged friends. As always, all donations are tax-deductible. Click here to view our current wish list.

Alison Carlin is the coordinator of community relations at the Richmond SPCA. To read the biographies of our regular bloggers, please click here. Before posting a comment, please review our comment guidelines. Please note that our comment policy requires a first and last name to be used as your screen name.

July 19, 2013

How do you feel when you think of the color yellow? Warm like lying in the sun? Nervous at thought of a bumblebee? As the guardian of a deaf dog who is reactive to unexpected stimuli, the color yellow makes me feel comfort and relief!

I love my dog and she is a wonderful member of our family, but as her owner, I have to take special care for simple everyday outings. Here is a peek into our “going for a walk” routine: I begin by gathering very tiny, yummy treats to reward my dog during the walk for paying attention to me rather than to all the “scary” things in the world like joggers, bikers, friendly dogs and neighbors. With treats ready in my not-so-fancy treat pouch and with my dog wearing her Gentle Leader attached to a 6-foot leash, we are ready to go out the door. As soon as we step outside, I transform from owner/trainer to scout, always looking ahead and behind for dogs, people, joggers, bikers or anything else that could “pop out” and surprise us. I watch my dog like a hawk for any physical changes such as perked up ears or an intense stare that tells me she has spotted something. When I see that all too familiar stance, I quickly reach into my treat pouch to keep her distracted and calm, so she can politely and quietly walk on by.

In a perfect world she would politely ignore these triggers every time we went out on at walk and every time we encounter something “scary” in the world. Unfortunately, as hard as we try and as vigilant as we are, we can’t control everything, so we sometimes get a surprise visit from the kids at the park who see my very cute dog and run over to pet her or the person walking their very friendly dog who thinks that all dogs should say hello to one another.

It’s times like these that I wish there were a way to communicate to the world “my dog needs space.” And then, along came the answer to my wishes: The Yellow Dog Project.

The creators of this project know what it’s like to have a DINOS (Dog in Need of Space) and created a simple way to help dog owners like me identify that their dogs are uncomfortable around people and other dogs and in need of space to keep their cool and stay healthy and safe.

The Yellow Dog Project encourages pet guardians and dog walkers to put a yellow ribbon on their leash, as a visual cue to give that dog and human some much needed space. The Yellow Dog Project isn't just for dogs that would rather not have other canine friends, the yellow ribbon helps dogs who are hurt, scared, nervous, elderly or in training by immediately and easily identifying them to people passing by so they can keep their distance and give the Yellow Dog and his handler time to get out of the way when passing them in public.

As the guardian of a “reactive dog,” I understand that streets, paths and parks are public domain and promise to do my best to remain vigilant and keep other dogs and people safe. And thanks to The Yellow Dog Project, you can help too, by looking for my yellow ribbon when you are out with your dog or kids, taking a jog, or riding a bike and giving us a little extra space – both my dog and I will thank you!

Jackie Laubacher, CPDT-KA, is a behavior training specialist at the Richmond SPCA. To read the biographies of our regular bloggers, please click here. Before posting a comment, please review our comment guidelines. Please note that our comment policy requires a first and last name to be used as your screen name.

July 17, 2013

Lewis and Clark, two adorable 10-month-old kittens, found a loving home together where they are enjoying lots of love from their new guardians and new feline sibling. These two very special kittens would not have had a second chance at a life free of pain without the funding our donors provide.

Lewis and Clark as kittens (top left and right) and Clark awaiting adoption later as an adolescent

The Richmond SPCA transferred Lewis and Clark to our center from Richmond Animal Care and Control in October 2012 when they were only 4 weeks old and in need of around-the-clock care. While growing strong and having fun with a dedicated volunteer through our foster care program, it became clear that both Lewis and Clark were experiencing some eye discomfort. Dr. Angela Ivey examined both kittens and determined that they suffered from a congenital birth defect know as eyelid agenesis, which prevented the upper eyelids of each kitten from forming properly during normal development. This diagnosis was confirmed during a consultation with Dr. Michael Blair at Animal Eye Care of Richmond, and our veterinary team ultimately made the important decision for both kittens to receive the recommended corrective surgery to end scarring and irritation to their eyes.

While recovering and thriving in our care, Lewis and Clark won the hearts of our staff and volunteers. Each day these brothers would snuggle together while waiting for their perfect match to walk through the doors of our Robins-Starr Humane Center and offer them a lifetime of love. That day came on July 6, when the adoption bell rang and staff gathered in our adoption center to say goodbye to these two felines who’d been so deeply loved while at the Richmond SPCA.

Three days later, we received an email from Lewis and Clark’s adopter that was filled with gratitude and wonderful photos of the new companions she already loves so dearly. She wrote, “Thank you for taking care of them until we could find each other.” We extend the same thanks to all of the donors whose gifts made this perfect story of rehabilitation and adoption possible. Life would not have ended so perfectly for these two cats without the resources provided by our supporters that enable us to transfer thousands of kittens like Lewis and Clark to the Richmond SPCA where they receive essential veterinary care. Join the community of animal lovers who make second chances possible for the sick and injured pets who need us most by visiting www.richmondspca.org/donate.

Lisa Clarke is the community development manager at the Richmond SPCA. To read the biographies of our regular bloggers, please click here. Before posting a comment, please review our comment guidelines. Please note that our comment policy requires a first and last name to be used as your screen name.

July 16, 2013

We are excited to share that our amazing adoption counselors found loving homes 44 cats and 24 dogs this week! Our goal is to find homes for 84 orphaned animals this week. You can help spread the word about our available pets and lifesaving work by "liking" and sharing our social media posts on Facebook and tumblr. You can also follow us on Instagram if you simply like seeing pictures of cute pets!

Nadia, Malia and Vivian, all 2-month-old American bulldog mixes, were the youngest canines adopted. Dave, a 6-year-old chihuahua mix, was the oldest dog who found a home.

Interested in adopting a pet from the Richmond SPCA?

Our adoption center is open every day of the week: Monday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Visit our website to see some of our dogs and cats currently available for adoption, for directions to our Robins-Starr Humane Center, to view the programs and services we offer, and more.

Match Finder tool

If you have not seen the pet you’re looking for among the cats and dogs currently listed on our website, we recommend that you try our free Match Finder tool. This online tool is designed to help you find your new best friend by automatically emailing you when a pet matching your desired criteria is available. If you have any questions, please contact our amazing adoption team at 804-521-1307.

Adoption events

Our adoption counselors will be at the Crossroads Art Center on Friday, July 19 from 6-9 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to meet our pets
and may adopt them offsite. The Richmond SPCA will also benefit from
bar and art sales at this art event. Click here to learn more.

The Tail Wag'N, our mobile adoption vehicle, will be at the Wendy's in Colonial Heights from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 for offsite pet adoptions.

Offsite adoptions

In addition to having many wonderful cats at our humane center, we also have several felines at two PETCO locations in the Richmond area - Short Pump and Carytown. We also have cats available for adoption at the Children's Museum of Richmond - Chesterfield. If you would like to learn more about these felines or set up an appointment to meet them in person, please call our adoption team at 804-521-1307.

Adoption specials

Throughout the month of July, we're running a "Take Two" adoption promotion. You can adopt any two felines for the price of one! You can view a list of our currently available cats here.

Alumni updates

Our staff and volunteers love to know what our precious adoptees are up to, so please keep us posted! If you would like to share a picture or story of your adopted pet, please send us an email. If you would like to see your pet featured on one of our social media sites, please tell us in your message that we may share your update.

July 11, 2013

Did you know that the Richmond SPCA hosts parties for dogs? Barkday parties can be held to celebrate your canine's birthday, the anniversary of his adoption, successful completion of the Canine Good Citizen® Program, finishing one of our many training classes or any other extra special occasion! Barkday parties are held in our beautiful Track and Training Center.

Your dog and up to five of his closest canine friends can enjoy all of this:

Pet guardians also have the option of adding a custom cake from Three Dog Bakery to their Barkday package. Our party hostess would be more than happy to place the order and arrange delivery of the cake or, if you choose, you can pick up the cake and other yummy treats at the location at Stony Point Fashion Park yourself. If you identify yourself as the Barkday pet guardian you will receive a discount on all of your party purchases.

Dogs aren't the only ones who can enjoy these celebrations! In addition to your four-legged companion's canine peers attending the Barkday party, up to ten human guests can attend. Pet guardians may provide food and drink for their party guests. Children attending Barkday parties should be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Dogs enrolled in the Richmond SPCA’s School for Dogs, an
innovative training option in the Richmond community, are more than familiar
with how Barkday parties work. These four-legged students spend a great deal of time
learning basic manners, general obedience, agility skills and scent work but they also know how to party! One a month, dogs in the program get to celebrate the birthdays and adoption anniversaries of their fellow canine students.

Private parties are typically held on Saturdays between 2-4:30 p.m. To make a reservation for an upcoming extra special occasion, please contact Gail Bird Necklace, our Education and Training Administrator, by email or phone 804-521-1332.

To read the biographies of our regular bloggers, please click here. Before posting a comment, please review our comment guidelines. Please note that our comment policy requires a first and last name to be used as your screen name.

July 09, 2013

The word is getting out now – the word that PETA, probably the most high profile, attention seeking animal advocacy organization in the world, actually kills animals by the thousands at the facility they operate in Norfolk. Fortunately, it is the only “shelter” they operate. Not so fortunate for the dogs and cats of Norfolk.

The New York Times published a substantial article over the weekend describing the growing anger on the part of people who care deeply for animals, including no-kill advocates, with the organization’s massive killing of dogs and cats at their Norfolk headquarters. Here is the link to the article, and I recommend it to anyone who cares deeply about animals.

In the article, Daphna Nachminovitch, PETA’s vice president for cruelty investigations, is quoted as saying that, for animals who have been mistreated by humans, their being dead is “the best we can hope for.” Really? I beg to differ. A real life in a home where they are loved is what can be hoped for, and at the Richmond SPCA, we actually provide that outcome for thousands of wonderful animals every year on vastly fewer financial resources than PETA has with its annual budget of around $31 million.

What is PETA’s explanation for their taking in thousands of cats and dogs at their Norfolk “shelter” and killing, in most years, more than 90% of them (according to their own filings with the Virginia Department of Consumer Affairs)?

Grizz, the 14-year-old retriever mix pictured, got a second chance and found a loving home after receiving love and care from our staff and volunteers.

What they say is that they kill these animals because they are “aggressive, sick, hurt, elderly, or at death's door and because no good homes exist for them” (Source: PETA Euthanasia Fact Sheet). Whoa, wait a minute, there are only two reasons in that list that might, note I say “might”, be acceptable: aggressive and at death’s door. And I really cannot be sure what they mean by either phrase. Sick, hurt and elderly animals should not be killed. The sick and hurt ones should be afforded veterinary care from PETA’s vast reservoirs of money to return them to health. We always provide the needed veterinary treatment to the sick and injured animals in our care. We also get elderly animals adopted all the time – witness our successful Seniors for Seniors program. There is no excuse for seeing age alone as a reason to take an animal’s life. And, aggressive? Well, whether or not that is a valid reason for euthanasia all depends on whether the behavioral condition presents a serious risk to the safety of other people and animals and whether there is a likelihood of improving the condition with professional training. And, “because no good homes exist”? It is their own fault if they have failed to find good homes for these animals who are depending on them. The fact is that PETA does not even try to find them homes – their Norfolk headquarters offers no adoption hours. That is right, no adoption hours. We find wonderful homes for about 3,500 animals each year and those animals were far from perfect. Most of them needed significant veterinary care before they could regain their health and be adopted.

PETA also states in an infographic titled “Shelter of Last Resort,” as if this should be comforting, that they send “almost every cute, young, friendly animal to an open admission shelter” where they have the “best chance” of being adopted. So, they believe that no animal deserves to be adopted and have a life but the ones who are cute and young? That is a far cry from our philosophy. We believe that the old, the ugly and the grizzled deserve a good life too and we know that we can find the right home for them with some dedicated work which we are more than happy to provide.

And, the truly amazing thing is that they actually say “almost”! In other words, not even every young and cute one goes to another shelter. So, some of the young and cute ones apparently are getting killed too. It gives me chills.

Don’t get me wrong. I think that many of the people who work for PETA truly care about the well being of animals and that PETA has done and will continue to do a lot of good things for animals. But they are dead wrong on this one. Their attitudes and conduct reflect out of date and irrational notions about the prospects for homeless animals as well as a deep distrust of other people. We believe that there are many wonderful homes and many caring people who will adopt less than perfect pets. We believe that, if you are going to run a shelter, you must raise every dime you can and work as hard as you can to provide the pets in your care with the veterinary and behavioral rehabilitation they need and then to find the homes that will move them on to good lives. We believe that the challenge of finding great homes for the ugly, the behaviorally challenged and the elderly is the very essence of our job and we do it with pride, energy and dedication. If you are not going to do these things to save animals’ lives, then you need to get out of the business of sheltering and leave it to those of us who will. PETA, this means you.

Robin Robertson Starr is the chief executive officer of the Richmond SPCA. To read her biography or that of our other bloggers, please click here. Before posting a comment, please review our comment guidelines. Please note that our comment policy requires both your first and last name to be used as your screen name.

July 08, 2013

We are excited to announce that our wonderful adoption team found loving homes for 112 pets this week! The HelpDesk Company helped us celebrate Independance Day by sponsoring adoptions for adult cats and dogs last week. They paid $95 of each pet's adoption fee, which meant the adopter only needed to pay $4 for a lifetime of love and companionship! Our adoption counselors found loving homes for 67 adult pets as a result of this promotion. We cannot thank The HelpDesk Company enough for their generous gift!

Richmond Animal Care and Control joined us in offering $4 pet adoptions last week. We are thrilled to share that Richmond Animal Care and Control found loving families for 32 pets during the promotion. What a fantastic week for homeless pets in Richmond!

If you adopted an adult pet using this promotion, The HelpDesk Company would love to see a photo of you and your new companion. Post your photos on their Facebook page and you will be entered to win a Kindle Fire and a $100 gift card to our Lora Robins Gift Shop.

Carol, a 3-year-old hound mix, was adopted after being featured on a CBS6 Paws for Pets segment. Duchess was adopted shortly after making her television debut on 8News.

Extra special tales

Our wonderful adoption team found excellent homes for some of our long-term residents. While the majority of the pets in our care are adopted by loving families in only a few weeks, from time to time we have a pet that enters our care that needs a little extra help finding a home to call their own.
Some of these dogs or cats will need ongoing management of medical or
behavioral needs after their placement. We are thrilled that these wonderful pets found wonderful homes last week!

Interested in adopting a pet from the Richmond SPCA?Our adoption center is open every day of the week: Monday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Visit our website to see some of our dogs and cats currently available for adoption, for directions to our Robins-Starr Humane Center, to view the programs and services we offer, and more!

Match Finder tool

If you have not seen the pet you’re looking for among the cats and dogs currently listed on our website, we recommend that you try our free Match Finder tool. This online tool is designed to help you find your new best friend by automatically emailing you when a pet matching your desired criteria is available. If you have any questions, please contact our amazing adoption team at 804-521-1307.

Adoption events

This weekend is PETCO's National Adoption Weekend! To celebrate, our Tail Wag'N will be at the PETCO in Carytown on Saturday, July 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for offsite pet adoptions.

Offsite adoptions

In addition to having many wonderful cats at our humane center, we also have several felines at two PETCO locations in the Richmond area - Short Pump and Carytown. We also have cats available for adoption at the Children's Museum of Richmond - Chesterfield. If you would like to learn more about these felines or set up an appointment to meet them in person, please call our adoption team at 804-521-1307.

Adoption specials

Throughout the month of July, we're running a "Take Two" adoption promotion. You can adopt any two felines for the price of one! You can view a list of our currently available cats here.

Alumni updates

Our staff and volunteers love to know what our precious adoptees are up to, so please keep us posted! If you would like to share a picture or story of your adopted pet, please send us an email. If you would like to see your pet featured on one of our social media sites, please tell us in your message that we may share your update.